Harmers Haven states CSG opposition

The small town of Harmers Haven, on Victoria's Bass Coast, has publicly declared its opposition to coal seam gas (CSG) mining in declaring itself CSG-free.

The anti-CSG movement has been growing in Gippsland since last year.

John Old from the Harmes Haven residents and ratepayers group says 96 per cent of the town's residents are against CSG exploration and mining.

He says Leichhardt Resources owns an exploration licence covering the town and there is fear the company will start exploring for CSG as soon as the State Government lifts its moratorium on fracking.

"Politicians are aware of this already, because what you've got to realise about this campaign is that it involved the farming communities and country people who, perhaps generally speaking, would normally ... support, for example, our current Liberal Government in Victoria," he said.